Pastoral Support Officer
Southborough High School, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 5ASThis job expired on 26 August 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
26 August 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 August 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time, full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £26,064.00 - £32,471.00 Annually (Actual) Greater London Provincial Pay Scale (Band E9 – F19)
Pastoral Support Officer job summary
he principal tasks of the role are:
To support and monitor the pastoral care and guidance for pupils across the assigned year group(s) in order to ensure effective learning and personal development
To build a sense of community and high aspirations
To provide some supervision of cover lessons under the direction of HOFs.
The principal skills and qualities we are looking for are:
Commitment to the school’s values
A determination to make the difference for all of our students
Empathy and intuition
Excellent organisation
Assertiveness
Flexibility
Positivity about young people
Further details:
Greater London Provincial Pay Scale (Band E9 – F19)
Actual pay range £26,064 to £32,471
35 hours per week, term time only (stc)
Flexi / part time considered
Start September 2025
The closing date for applications to be received by the headteacher (or his PA) is midday on Tuesday 26th August 2025, with interviews to be held shortly afterwards.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About Southborough High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 928 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Southborough High School website
Southborough High School is a non-selective academy school for boys between the ages of 11 and 16, and boys and girls post 16. The roll is just over 780, over 190 of whom are in the sixth form.
Southborough High is a thriving school which provides a high quality of education in a happy and purposeful atmosphere. It is continually developing and improving and has a very good reputation locally.
Our OFSTED Inspection was very successful and catalogues a range of high achievement by pupils and staff. All applicants are invited to read the Ofsted Report which is available on our school website.
The school employs over 80 members of staff. With the increase in pupil numbers there has been an influx of new staff, creating a positive blend of more experienced colleagues with youth. Both Ofsted and Investors in People remarked upon the happy working atmosphere which is both supportive and collaborative. There is an active and experienced Senior Leadership Team, comprising of the Head, two Deputy Heads, one Assistant Head, the Head of Sixth Form and the Business Manager. Academic and pastoral matters are viewed coherently and the roles of the tutor, Head of Year and Pastoral Support Officers are pivotal to the process of developing the whole child.
Heads of Faculty lead curriculum areas along with the support of specialist subject teams. Heads of Year and Pastoral Support Officers provide a focus for personal development and academic progress. We are also fortunate to be served by an excellent Learning Support Team, led by our SENCO, which includes a School Counsellor and many teaching assistants. There are also peripatetic tutors for a range of musical instruments.
The Support Staff play a crucial role in the organisation. There is the Head’s PA & Office Manager, PA to Deputy Heads/Clerk to Governors, a receptionist, an attendance officer and a finance officer (all of whom work in the main school office), a librarian, two laboratory assistants, an ICT technician and a resources assistant who provides a comprehensive reprographics service to support learning. There is also a Site Manager and his assistant who maintain the good appearance and cleanliness of our site and buildings.
There is a great emphasis placed upon staff development. An up to date induction programme exists for all new staff (including newly qualified teachers).
Staff are also encouraged to contribute to the development of the school by joining taskforces in support of Priorities on the School Improvement Plan. Appraisal is fully operational in the school involving all staff. There is also an active staff social committee. Our supportive Governing Body includes two teacher representatives. There are three Governor Committees – Curriculum and Achievement, Children Families and Community, Resources Personnel and Finance. A Staff Handbook is published each year on line. It provides ‘everyday’ guidance on school policy. There is also a ‘School Policy File’ which is continually under review. All staff maintain and use a 'Teacher Planner' which is regularly monitored by line managers.
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